Finally caught a 'live' news anchor repeating the same weather clip twice

Taylor Martinez · 2026-07-03T18:20:03.084328+00:00

I was watching our local ABC affiliate in Omaha last Tuesday, and the anchor said 'sunny through Tuesday' again after a commercial break even though it was already 3pm. Has anyone else noticed how often these stations reuse filler footage without checking timestamps?

colethomas2mo ago

@barbara_jenkins66 that reminds me of a radio station here that played the same weather update three days in a row.

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barbara_jenkins662mo ago

Makes me wonder if my DVR is living the same Tuesday over and over.

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phoenixk642mo ago

Saw the exact same thing happen on our local news in Phoenix a few weeks back. They showed a "live" traffic shot from 6am during the 10pm broadcast, still had the morning rush hour traffic that was long gone lol. My husband pointed it out and I rewound it to check the timestamp on the bottom - sure enough, it was from hours earlier. Makes you wonder how much of the "live" stuff is actually live.

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